Okaloosa County’s median income level was $15,900. The average priced home in the county was $53,427.

The Northwest Florida Motion Picture and Television Council was created as part of a campaign to promote the filming of movies, television programs and commercials locally.

Air Force Maj. Richard Covey, an astronaut who was scheduled to pilot the space shuttle, praised Okaloosa County’s school system as a major factor in getting him where he was.

Pandora’s Steak House & Lounge on Okaloosa Island brought back its $8.50 Wednesday special of prime rib with soup, salad, choice of potato or vegetable and dessert. Performing in the Upper Deck Lounge was “Shashay.”

20 years ago – 1995

The Walton County Commission rejected a proposed ordinance that would have given direction and jurisdiction to residents seeking to restore dunes damaged by Hurricane Opal. Commissioners opted instead to let the state direct and enforce South Walton beach restoration.

Raymond and Inez Spencer, of DeFuniak Springs, spoke with Daily News Staff Writer Bruce Rolfsen about the death of their son, Staff Sgt. Raymond Spencer Jr., one month earlier when an Air Force AWACS jet he was a crew member on crashed while taking off from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

10 years ago – 2005

Although Hurricane Wilma was far away, the storm had already sent strong surf and rip currents to local beaches.

The Charlie Daniel’s Band was set to appear at the annual Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival. Daniels was the most requested act to return to the festival according to Lannie Corbin, Niceville City Manager.

5 years ago – 2010

The 2010 Special Tactics Memorial March included more batons than airmen who carried them. The 15 active-duty airmen carried more than 20 batons. Each baton had the name of an airman or soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001, engraved on its side.

More than 250 people had nothing good to say about a new law that would require septic tank owners to pay for mandatory inspections every five years.

About This Blog

This is an example of a WordPress page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can create as many pages like this one or sub-pages as you like and manage all of your content inside of WordPress.